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Lucas Oil to sponsor NHRA Southern Nationals finale at Atlanta Dragway
NHRA, Atlanta Dragway, and Lucas Oil have teamed up to announce Lucas Oil as the title sponsor of the Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals.
NHRA, Atlanta Dragway, and Lucas Oil have teamed up to announce Lucas Oil as the title sponsor of the Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals.
As a longtime NHRA partner, Lucas Oil joins the finale of Atlanta Dragway. The 40th annual Lucas Oil…
April Fools in NHRA.com history
In case you forgot, today is April 1, or April Fools' Day. In 1998, NHRA.com published its first April Fools piece, which featured some radical (but not-so-real) rides. Here's a look back at that and other memorable NHRA.com April Fools stories.
In case you forgot, today is April 1, or April Fools' Day, which around these parts used to be a pretty big deal. From the late 1990s through the mid-2000s, NHRA.com annually presented a special April Fools section with funny (yet often…
NHRA legends Don Schumacher and Connie Kalitta will duel in Vegas match
Legendary NHRA team owners Don Schumacher and Connie Kalitta will return to the Funny Car driver’s seat for a special one-race-only, winner-take-all exhibition race at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals later this month in Las Vegas.
Legendary NHRA team owners Don Schumacher and Connie Kalitta will return to the driver’s seat for a special one-race-only, winner-take-all exhibition race when the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season resumes with the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA…
My first race car: Cruz Pedregon
Cruz Pedregon's first race car wasn't a race car at all. It was a huge 18-wheel diesel truck and it's featured in the latest edition of our My First Race Car series.
Tony Stewart has gained a deeper appreciation and understanding of drag racing
NASCAR star Tony Stewart hasn’t committed to competing in the NHRA, but the circle-track hall of famer and fiancé of NHRA Top Fuel star Leah Pruett went to drag racing school anyway just to understand more about her world.
Dodge debuted Leah Pruett's 2021 Mopar Drag Pak Challenger at the Gatornationals
Dodge's all-new Drag Pak car features a brand-new race Hemi with a 3.0-liter Whipple supercharger. To Leah Pruett, the car is known as "The Phantom."
As soon as Leah Pruett hops out from behind the wheel of her Top Fuel car, she'll be making her way back to the Factory Stock pits because this new baby is waiting for her. It is the…
Playing All the Engels
Doug Engels didn’t win the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Comp world championship last year, but it certainly wasn’t for lack of effort.
Doug Engels didn’t win the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Comp world championship last year, but it certainly wasn’t for lack of effort. Late in the season, with a strong chance of winning his first title, he wrecked his dragster in a top-end…
Determined, Not Deterred
After a pair of near misses, Kyle Rizzoli is more determined than ever to win an NHRA world championship
When it comes to his racing career, Kyle Rizzoli has a lot to feel good about, not the least of which is his Jr. Dragster title at age 13, his back-to-back Division 7 titles, and, perhaps most of all, his three Top 10 finishes in Super Stock and…
Pro Stock class joins lineup at final Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals
As NHRA and Atlanta Dragway gear up for the final Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals, the two announced the addition of the Pro Stock class to the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series competition.
As NHRA and Atlanta Dragway gear up for the final Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals, the two announced the addition of the Pro Stock class to the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series competition.
After discussions between NHRA officials,…
In clutch moments, J.R. Todd willing to take things into his own hands
J.R. Todd's DHL Funny Car is one of the steadiest out there, but when things go wrong and Todd has to manhandle the car to the finish line, he's found a knack for pulling off dramatic wins, like his recent final-round victory at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
J.R. Todd would rather have a car that dominates and turns in one stellar pass after another.
That’s often happened throughout his impressive Funny Car career with Kalitta Motorsports, but on those rare occasions when he’s had to take matters…
Best of NHRA on FOX slow-motion footage from the 2021 Gatornationals
Watch the driving prowess and nitromethane chaos caught in exquisite frame-by-frame detail by the NHRA on FOX cameras at the 2021 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
Check out the Goodyear super slow-mo with Leah Pruett's engine expiring and her tires quite literally going up in smoke— you can see the flame escaping.
Here's John Force going up in smoke, dirt tracking his…
2021 Summit Racing Series wild card entrants selected in online drawing
Following a random drawing hosted by NHRA announcers Brian Lohnes and Alan Reinhart, the wild card positions for the upcoming Summit E.T. Racing Series Finals have been selected.
Summit Racing Series National Championships will return to Las Vegas
NHRA Summit E.T. Racing Series competitors will compete across the country to become one of the 32 racers to converge upon the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to compete for the Summit Racing Series National Championships.
NHRA Summit E.T. Racing Series competitors will compete across the country to become one of the 32 racers to converge upon the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to compete for the Summit Racing Series National Championships. After a midseason move…
Mason McGaha is off to fast start in his sophomore Pro Stock season
Second-year Pro Stock talent Mason McGaha showed off his potential with a semifinal finish in Gainesville and is eager for his first four-wide experience next month in Las Vegas.
Mason McGaha wasn’t able to test this offseason, but you wouldn’t have known it from how the second-year Pro Stock driver started his 2021.
The young 19-year-old rising star advanced to the semifinals at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals…
More than 2 million NHRA on FOX viewers watched the 2021 Gatornationals
Some wondered how successful launching the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series at the Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals would be. Now there's no question in anyone's mind.
Through March 14th, the Gainesville broadcasts on FOX and FS1 collected 1.756M+ viewers with re-airs still to air. NHRA projects total viewership, with re-airs, to reach 2.3M—2.4M for the 2021 Gainesville broadcasts, in fact, the…
Remembering Ron Colson
If your association with drag racing goes back four decades, it’s a pretty good bet that you know who Ron Colson was, and a fairly good bet that your paths had crossed at one point. If you're newer to the sport, it's time you learned something about Colson, who passed away March 19.
If your association with drag racing goes back four decades, it’s a pretty good bet that you know who Ron Colson was, and a fairly good bet that your paths had crossed at one point. Colson, who drove Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars for decades…
Antron Brown delivers powerful message of friendship and inclusion
Three-time Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown was recently filmed reading a children's book as part of a partnership with the Sheltering Wings organization to prevent domestic violence.
NHRA and Keyscaper dial in on electronic accessories
NHRA has partnered with Keyscaper for a collection of NHRA-branded electronic accessories with a wide selection of cellphone cases, chargers, keyboards, and more.
NHRA has partnered with Keyscaper for a collection of NHRA-branded electronic accessories. Diehard race fans will now be able to proudly show off their passion for the sport with a wide selection of cellphone cases, chargers, keyboards, and more.…
New issue of National Dragster highlights Gatornationals, Sportsman racers
The latest issue of NHRA National Dragster, with complete coverage of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals and Sportsman-racer features, is now viewable online for NHRA Members and in the mail to members around the world.
Street Car Showdown at the Gators: 5-second e.t.s, license plates, and trailer hitches!
Tom Bailey and Rod Tschiggfrie brought their street-registered tube-chassis cars to the 2021 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals for a match race that ended in flames.
We're going to tell you about the two machines you see here. Sick Seconds, 2.0 on the right owned by Tom Bailey and the Sorceress on the left owned by Rod Tschiggfrie out of Dubuque, Iowa.
These are 4,000-horsepower street-legal cars,…
Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Top Sportsman winner Brandon Miller
On the way to his first win in the Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers class, Brandon Miller defeated his father, David, and then he went on to stop Derrick Brown in the final. Miller finished the job with a nearly flawless 7.091…
Milestone: Toyota Racing Development (TRD) celebrates two decades in nitro drag racing
"Toyota's story in NHRA is really a microcosm of our story in motorsports, not as a sponsor, not as a check writer, but as a participant." — Dave Wilson, president of TRD
Brian Lohnes, NHRA on Fox announcer: For drag racing fans. It was a validation of some sort, like when Toyota decides to come into the sport in the early 2000s, whoa.
Dave Wilson, president of TRD: Toyota's…
Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Top Dragster winner Jeff Strickland
The Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers class featured a load of top-tier talent, including world champion Jeff Strickland, who won his 18th career title following a final-round win against reigning champion Anthony Bertozzi. Both…
Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Super Gas winner Jonathan Anderson
Jonathan Anderson now has a pair of Gatornationals trophies to show off after winning the Super Gas class for the second straight year. The past Division 2 champ gave up a lead at the start to Larry Bernhausen but rallied to win, 9.924 to a 9.…
Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Super Comp winner Ray Miller III
Last March, Ray Miller III drove to the Super Comp title in Gainesville, and the 2019 world champ successfully defended his 2020 title when he got the best of Allan Ackles in the final. Miller was solid throughout eliminations but saved his best…
Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Stock winner Jimmy Hidalgo Jr.
After watching his buddy, David Latino, sweep the Super Stock and Stock titles at last year’s Gatornationals, Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. got into the act and came away with his seventh national event victory. Hidalgo faced 2006 Stock world champ Randy…
Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Super Stock winner Sterling Simmons
After three runner-up finishes dating back to the 1995 Reading event, Sterling Simmons cashed in for his first national event win by driving his GT/FA Cavalier past Tyler Caheely in the Super Stock final round. Simmons, also a finalist in…
Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Comp winner Greg Kamplain
Greg Kamplain’s résumé continues to impress as the longtime Division 3 Comp racer now has three Gatornationals victories to go with his two NHRA U.S. Nationals wins and nine overall wins in Super Street, Super Comp, and Comp. Kamplain…
Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Rachel Meyer
Megan Meyer, who was previously a runner-up at the 2017 Topeka race, worked her way through a stacked field of Top Alcohol Dragster racers to beat Jackie Fricke in the final, 5.22 to 5.29. Meyer also defeated Dan Mercier, teammate…
Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Sean Bellemeur
Sean Bellemeur’s latest victory in Tony Bartone’s Hussey Performance Camaro is the 20th of his career, and it came at the expense of final-round opponent DJ Cox. The Top Alcohol Funny Car final was easily the best race of the day as…